cognitive development
Americannoun
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He’s legitimizing its use as psychological scaffolding, which allows a person’s cognitive development to be left perpetually unfinished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Throughout childhood, good nutrition, including plenty of fruit, vegetables and protein, plays a vital role in growth, cognitive development and mental health.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
This includes reduced rates of food insecurity and infant mortality, fewer premature births, and improved cognitive development in young children.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
“The mixture of emissions has been linked to poor birth outcomes, reduced lung and cognitive development, development and worsening of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and increased risk of dementia, cancer and premature death.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024
The different ways to teach a song are related to children’s different learning styles, such as aural and visual learning, and the child’s appropriate cognitive development; e.g., age and grade development.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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